lisa-lane
22-12-08, 12:19
Anyone help?
I was taking citalopram for the first 6mths of this year for anx & dep. They helped, but come summer time I felt I no longer needed them - so I quit cold turkey.
After about 6 weeks my anx & dep came back.
My GP prescribed amitriptaline - but I read the leaflet and decided not to take them. I tried to ride it out without taking anything.
Then a month ago it got too much for me and I was forced to see my GP again. This time she has given me Sertraline. I have tried these for 4 weeks and they do not help at all.
My question is: Can I switch back to Citalopram straight from Sertaline?
Or could I switch straight to amitriptaline from Sertaline?
I still have a full pack of Citalopram and one of amitriptaline. I can't get an appointment with my GP till after xmas. But I need to get through the the holidays somehow, and Sertraline is not doing it for me.
I was taking citalopram for the first 6mths of this year for anx & dep. They helped, but come summer time I felt I no longer needed them - so I quit cold turkey.
After about 6 weeks my anx & dep came back.
My GP prescribed amitriptaline - but I read the leaflet and decided not to take them. I tried to ride it out without taking anything.
Then a month ago it got too much for me and I was forced to see my GP again. This time she has given me Sertraline. I have tried these for 4 weeks and they do not help at all.
My question is: Can I switch back to Citalopram straight from Sertaline?
Or could I switch straight to amitriptaline from Sertaline?
I still have a full pack of Citalopram and one of amitriptaline. I can't get an appointment with my GP till after xmas. But I need to get through the the holidays somehow, and Sertraline is not doing it for me.